17 Signs Your Body Is Too Acidic and Here’s How To Correct It

Putting too much acid in your body can cause health problems. Your diet should always be more alkaline and less acidic. When the body is overly acidic, it creates an unwanted environment where illness, bacteria, and yeast thrive. It also takes minerals from vital organs and bones to neutralize the acid and remove it from the body. Because of this, the body’s mineral reserves such as calcium, sodium, potassium and magnesium can run dangerously low and cause damage that can go undetected for years, until it reaches unhealthy levels, causing acidosis.

Most people already consume enough acid forming foods like sugar, meat, grains, and dairy. So there’s a chance you have poor pH or mild acidosis. Here are the symptoms you should look out for.

Signs your body is too acidic:

• Fatigue and low energy
• Immunodeficiency disorders
• Swollen sensitive gums and cavities
• Yeast fungal overgrowth
• Respiratory problems, shortness of breath and coughing
• Premature aging 
• Sciatica, lumbago, stiff neck
• Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, nausea
• Low energy and chronic fatigue
• Cardiovascular damage including the constriction of blood vessels and reduction in oxygen
• Allergies and acne
• Kidney and bladder infections
• Joint pain, muscle aches and lactic acid build-up
• Heart problems like increased heart rate
• Insomnia, headaches and confusion
• Osteoporosis, weak brittle bones, hip fractures, bone spurs
• Weight gain, diabetes and obesity

If you have these symptoms, your body probably holds more acid than it should. But to be sure, you need to test your pH. To find out whether you eat more alkaline or acidic foods, check the pH of your urine. Get a blood test to know the pH of your body.

While the pH of the body is mainly controlled by respiration and kidneys, research shows that an alkaline diet can benefit body pH. Below are some of the things you can do to improve alkalinity.

Ways to Improve Your Alkalinity:

• Check your pH regularly.
• Drink plenty of water (alkaline water is also a good choice)
• Stop consuming acidic foods
• Eat a large green salad instead of traditional lunch
• Use lettuce leaves and collard greens as wraps
• Avoid consuming processed foods
• Eliminate soda, sugar, and coffee and replace them with tea, herbal coffee, and green drinks.
• Consume coconut or almond milk instead of dairy products
• Drink more green juices and smoothies.

Taste doesn’t determine acidity or alkalinity of food

Many people would assume that lemons are acidic, and while they are classified as an acidic fruit, lemons are actually an alkaline forming food. During the process of digestion the acids are oxidized into carbon dioxide and water, therefore they do not create an acid condition in the system

Source: naturalnews